Match report: Arsenal U-23s 2-2 Chelsea

By Alex Taylor

WHAT HAPPENED

Our under-23s extended their unbeaten run to seven Premier League 2 games with a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Meadow Park on Friday night.

Steve Bould’s side went into the game in good form but found themselves behind at the break, following two first-half goals from the Blues.

Thierno Ballo opened the scoring after 11 minutes for the visitors before Reiss Nelson dispatched an impressive free-kick to level the scores.

Chelsea struck back just three minutes later though, as Marcel Lewis shot from long range to beat Karl Hein down low to his right to see us trailing at half-time.

After the interval, both sides had the chance to add to their tallies and the Gunners had…